CityBeat's 2016 photo contest winners

Of all the special issues in which the CityBeat staff is asked to judge reader submissions, our annual photo contest is, by far, the one that stirs the most inter-office debates. While one person sees a magical moment that has been masterfully captured, another person might not see that magic at all. Of the hundreds of submissions we received this year, here are a few that we all agreed had something magical going on. These shutterbugs, professional and amateur alike, managed to transcend the age of double-tap likes and #instaeverything to create something that is both artful and everlasting. Keep clicking.